Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 23

1929  On August - 23 charles Van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God on Sea), dies   

1933  On August - 23 adolph Loos, Austrian architect, dies at 62   

1937  Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel, composer, dies at 68 on August - 23.   

1939  Sidney Coe Howard, playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer 1925), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1941  Jack O'Connor, cricketer (four Tests for Aust 1908-09, 13 wkts), dies on August - 23.   

1943  Johann P Zilcher, German composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1944  Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1955  Death of Reginald Tate, British actor (b. 1896) on August - 23.   

1956  On August - 23 ... Kennedy, daughter of future Pres Kennedy, dies same day   

1958  On August - 23 martin du Gard, writer, dies   

1960  Oscar Hammerstein II, Broadway librettist, dies at 65 on August - 23.   

1962  Hoot Gibson, silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history death of glen Gray, American jazz musician and leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra (b. 1900)   

1965  John Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer, dies at 67 on August - 23.   

1966  Francis Xavier Bushman, actor (Ben-Hur), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1967  Death of Georges Berger, Belgian racing driver (b. 1918) on this day in history.   

1970  Nel Rose, dancer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1971  On August - 23 gisela Hernandez Gonzalo, composer, dies at 58   

1972  On August - 23 balis Dvarionas, composer, dies at 68   

1974  On this day in history death of roberto Assagioli, Italian psychiatrist (b. 1888)   

1975  On August - 23 hank Patterson, actor (Fred Ziffel-Green Acres), dies at 87   

1977  Sebastian Cabot, actor (Giles French-Family Affair), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1979  Mian Mohammad Saeed, cricketer (1st Pakistan capt 1948-49), dies on August - 23.   

1980  Norman Shelley, English radio actor (Churchill's Speech), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1982  Alberto Cavalcanti, Brazilian director (Herr Puntila), dies at 85 on August - 23.   

1986  Charles Janssens, Belgian actor (Mira, Malpertuis), dies at 80 on August - 23.   

1987  Siegfried Borris, composer, dies at 80 on August - 23.   

1989  On this day in history helen le Clerq, Dutch dancer, dies   

1990  On this day in history david Rose, composer (Holiday for Strings, Stripper), dies at 80   

1991  Florence B Seibert, bio-chemist (TB), dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history malcolm Atterbury, actor (7 Days in May, Wild River), dies at 85   

1993  On this day in history charles Scorsese, actor (Cape Fear, Goodfellas, Wise Guys), dies at 80   

1994  On this day in history henri Rousselot, admiral, dies at 82   

1995  On August - 23 alfred Eisenstaedt, photojournalist, dies at 96   

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0686  Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741) was born on August - 23.   

1486  On August - 23 birth of siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat   

1524  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien) was born on this day in history.   

1593  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia) was born on August - 23.   

1623  On August - 23 birth of stanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675)   

1724  On this day in history birth of abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796)   

1727  On this day in history birth of friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer   

1740  Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) was born on August - 23.